欧盟食品安全局评估阿拉伯胶作为食品添加剂的安全性

　　近日，据欧盟食品安全局（EFSA）消息，欧盟食品添加剂和调味剂（FAF）小组被要求评估阿拉伯胶（acacia gum（E 414））作为16周以下婴儿食品添加剂的安全性，并解决该添加剂在用于普通人群食品中已经发现的问题。

　　据了解，评估包括的婴儿食品属于食品类别13.1.1（婴儿配方奶粉）和13.1.5.1（特殊医疗用途婴儿膳食食品和特殊婴儿配方奶粉）。部分原文报道如下：

　　EFSA is re‐evaluating the safety of food additives already permitted in the unio before 20 January 2009 and issuing scientific opinions on their safety in line with Regulation （EC） No 1333/2008. Acacia gum （E 414） was re‐evaluated in 2017 by the former EFSA Panel on Food Additives and Nutrient sources added to Food （ANS）。 As follow‐up to this assessment, the Panel on Food Additives and Flavourings （FAF） was requested to assess the safety of acacia gum （E 414） as carry‐over in food for infants below 16 weeks of age belonging to food categories 13.1.1 （Infant formulae） and 13.1.5.1 （Dietary foods for infants for special medical purposes and special formulae for infants） and to address the issues already identified during the re‐evaluation of the food additive when used in food for the general population. The process involved the publication of a call for data to allow the interested parties to provide the requested information to complete the risk assessment. based on the analytical data submitted in response to this call, the Panel recommended to lower the limits in the specifications for toxic elements and identified the need for further specifications for aluminium, microbiological criteria and protein residues.